You're so sweet! Thank you John for remembering every year! And all of you for your wishes. Waters rose another two inches last night . . . I may get to paddle my canoe for my birthday this year, in spite of the ice not being out yet!

Happy Birthday, Amie.

Other than the ice, I feel your pain on the topic of rising waters and canoes. After Hurricane Isaac last summer, our neighbors gave us a pair of dock cleats as a Christmes present for the front porch - so we installed them! A bit of humor in an otherwise tense situation.